Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Colors are Relative (part two) - Jeremy on the Power in the Grays

Check out this fascinating video, "Power in the Grays" by Jeremy (posting as Lighting Mentor), who worked on the animated film Ratatouille, among others. A few stand-out moments:

The color in the circles within both squares is the same.
It just appears darker on the left and lighter on the right because of the different colors it is against.

"I highly suggest that you don't ever leave white on the canvas, because of color relativity. It will look like a lighter color... on white... I don't want to confuse my eye by leaving white on the canvas."

and

"Gray is where the magic happens."

and

"Color relativity can actually be a tool, not just an optical illusion."

It's well-worth watching!

Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee

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